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The Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2009 has received its rings. Steve Yzerman, Luc Robitaille, Brian Leetch, Brett Hull and New Jersey Devils executive Lou Lamoriello picked up their jewelry during a morning ceremony at the Hall.

It would have been easy for Ryan Craig to sulk when demoted to AHL Norfolk near the end of training camp.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled forward Ryan Craig from their AHL affiliate in Norfolk.

Goaltender Antero Niittymaki is playing very well right now. Mike Smith, not so much, especially on the road.

Coach Rick Tocchet reiterated there could be roster changes in the not-so-distant future if the Lightning did not pick up its intensity, especially on the road.

Although the Crunch power play has been struggling recently, the other half of the special teams has turned it on, as the club has killed off 15 consecutive man-advantages against, including killing off all 10 penalties against them in Sundaya s contest at Adirondack.

Crunch captain Derek MacKenzie has had a quite a knack for scoring shorthanded goals throughout his career.A In fact, he made quite a splash in his first-ever Crunch game on October 5, 2007 @ Rochester by scoring his first goal as a member of the Crunch while down a man.

Tampa Bay hasn't been very competitive in its last two games. A visit from San Jose isn't likely going to get the club on track either.

Brandon Bochenski's goal with 14:06 left in the third period broke a scoreless tie as Norfolk defeated Manchester 2-0 for its first win of the season before a crowd of 2,948 at Scope on Saturday.

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There was speculation the Lightning would go on austerity this season. The rumor was Vinny Lecavalier and his $10 million salary would be traded and payroll would be in the low $40 million range.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have named longtime NHL center Adam Oates an assistant coach.

TAMPA BAY, Fla. A- The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, have assigned defensemen Matt Lashoff and Mike Lundin to Norfolk, Lightning Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced today.

Mike Smith, on his way back from post-concussion syndrome, had an excellent preseason. [DIRK SHADD Times] Biggest reason for hope I Mike Smith , coming off post-concussion syndrome, had a 1.67 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage in four games.

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News release from the team: TAMPA BAY Tampa Bay Lightning Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced multiple roster moves today.

Lightning forward Ryan Craig, working against the Coyotes' Shane Doan last week, is among the bubble players who competed for jobs on the weeklong road trip.

While the regular season opener is less than a week away, the Lightning's final roster to start the season remains muddied.

Mike Smith took to the ice for his second preseason appearance on Tuesday and got tested by more than pucks flying in his direction at a high rate of speed.

It was difficult to find consensus as to what Lightning players think about their just-beginning preseason odyssey, er, road trip.